11 Weird AF Things Parents Have Seen On Nanny Cams

Baby monitors, or "nanny cams," are a useful way to keep an eye on your kid when you can't physically be present (hey, sometimes mommy needs a little break). On the flip side, nanny cams can also be absolutely horrifying. Between being vulnerable to hackers and run-of-the-mill technical malfunctions that convince you a demon has arrived to take your child, you might be surprised by the ways a nursery camera can be fodder for terror or hilarity.

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Parents on Reddit shared the most bizarre things they've caught on their nanny cams. From funny misunderstandings and typical crib-escapist hijinks to legitimately scary moments, here are a few of the best responses.

1. "My son would come up to me and tell me about a haunted duck that quacks at him at night time."

"I remember a year back, my son would come up to me and tell me about a haunted duck that quacks at him at night time. He reminded me every morning about it, but I kind of let it go because kids say weird things. One night, I was in the lounge and turned on the camera to see what the fuss was about. All of a sudden, a quack noise! A really huge fucking noise, too. It woke up my son who pulled his blanket up and sucked his thumb. I walked in there and couldn't find anything and was pretty WTF about it.

"So the next night, my husband comes home and rushes past me and goes straight to the toilet for a half hour. I went to the hallway to clean up the toys and heard the fucking duck noise again, until I realized it was my husband shitting and farting like a duck, startling the entire house. Had to explain to my husband the whole story of the haunted duck and he now shits at work before coming home." –clamsteamed

2. "I freaked out and watched in horror as a tall man grabbed my baby and walked out."

"I went into [my son's] room to get him and said 'Daddy's here, don't cry.' I went with him back to my room and heard my monitor say "Here, don't cry." Since my voice sounds so alien to me I freaked out and watched in horror as a tall man grabbed my baby and walked out. It really probably took one second to realize I was holding him and it was me in the video, but I went through 10 years of grey hair in that second." –ClassicCarLife

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3. "We found out she was often high during babysitting."

"Once caught the babysitter taking the baby's blanket, putting it around her own neck like a small cape, and 'flying' around the room with it on. Keep in mind, the baby could only see out of the crib and was not present for the show. Needless to say, we found out she was often high during babysitting." –gooblagoobla

4. "A photo of a little red-headed boy reaching out the front door to grab a package appears."

"My buddy has a camera that sits on his doorstep. It has a motion sensor and every time it detects someone or something on the porch, it snaps a photo and sends it to his phone. It's a Sunday morning and, for once, his 2-year-old isn't shouting into his bedroom to get him out of his crib. Ah, yes. A rare morning to lay in bed. His phone goes off. A photo of a little red-headed boy reaching out the front door to grab a package appears. And that's how he discovered that his son could get out of the crib." –kalae

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5. "Both his cat and his beagle would climb into the crib with the baby."

"Buddy of mine had a kid at the beginning of last year, discovered that both his cat and his beagle would climb into the crib with the baby occasionally during naps. Cute, right? Both animals made it a habit to climb in, kick/push the baby to the very side of the crib, and curl up in the middle completely alone. You'd catch them glaring at the kid if he started to roll back over and invade their space." –crushing2013

6. "I hear sounds going off and see arms reaching into the crib toward the sleeping baby."

"When I'm home from college, I babysit for these pretty wealthy people. At the time, the boys I would babysit were about 2 years old and 9 months old. It was summer and I had laid the younger one down for a nap, then took the monitor out with me to the backyard so the 2-year-old could play. I hear sounds going off and see arms reaching into the crib toward the sleeping baby. I grabbed the 2-year-old, a knife, and slowly walked upstairs. Their grandma had come to see if I needed any help, but didn't have my number so she didn't text me she was there. We laughed about it but never have I ever been so ready to shank someone." –foolsdayeveryday

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7. "Kid even waves bye to the camera before he pulls the plug."

"My old roommate has two kids of his own. The older kid (3) deactivates the baby monitor cam when he and his sister want to do something they'll get in trouble for. Kid even waves bye to the camera before he pulls the plug." –FlynnLives

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8. "The screen went black and then returned to normal – WITH THE BABY NO LONGER IN THE CRIB."

"I was at school and my mom came to my house to pick up my kids, because husband was leaving for work. My daughter was a month old at the time, my son was 8. My mom was watching the live video feed of the nursery where my daughter was napping when the screen went black and then returned to normal – WITH THE BABY NO LONGER IN THE CRIB.

"My son claims he picked her up but none of this was recorded. Baby was there one second, baby was gone the next. My mom is superstitious, so that really wigged her out. I played the video when I got home and she wasn't exaggerating. It never recorded my son entering the nursery and pulling his sister out of her crib. It was just the baby sleeping, static, black screen, and then back to an empty nursery. We never figured out how my son supposedly got the baby out of the crib or why for that matter. It was very out of character for him." –Ruggles_Wofford

9. "It looked like something moving under our son's blanket."

"There was a small hair or thread on the camera lens of the monitor and it looked like something moving under our son's blanket. Very creepy." –wuptedu

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10. "The bird and my daughter would sit there for a good 10 minutes."

"Our crib was under a window (shut and locked, don't worry). Every few days or so, a hawk (or some other kind of large bird) would land on the outside of the window. The bird and my daughter would sit there for a good 10 minutes bobbing their heads at one another. It was adorable, despite the fact the bird probably wanted to eat her." –_Iniquity_

11. "There was a huge black mass in the crib with him."

"I was babysitting for my sister a few months ago and was checking on my 2-year-old nephew through the nanny cam, asleep in his crib. I got up to put dinner in the oven and when I came back I checked the cam again... There was a huge black mass in the crib with him. My sister doesn't have any pets, so I was like... 'WTF!? A black dog or cat or something had got in and is attacking my nephew!' I ran upstairs like shit off a shovel and saw, to my horror, my nephew had pulled a black bin liner into the cot with him and had crawled inside! I got him straight out of it, and he was fine. I took the bin liner back downstairs and just sat on the floor crying.

"This was my first time babysitting for my sister. I had a go at her when she got home, 'Who keeps a bin liner where their baby could get it?' And she said there was one in his cupboard full of nappies (diapers) well out of reach, so we checked and the nappies were in there but the bag had been taken out somehow." –Pazzam